Shawshank Redemption Themes

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Shawshank Redemption Themes Theme IntroductionTwo themes to the story:Friendship and hope/freedomFriendship:displayed through Red and Andy and how they get alongFreedom/hope:displayed through Andy's actions in prisonFriendshipThroughout the film Andy and red do things for each other that reinforce the theme of friendship Focuses on Andy and Reds friendship, in prison friendship is an extremely important thingStrong relationship=overcome prison challengesExamples of friendship

Tarring the roof: Andy risks his life to get the guys some beersAnother scene=Andy vows to bring funding into the prison for a libraryStrong example of friendship= Andy makes Tommy Williams take exams so he has an educationHope

Important theme in the story is hope, it is what Andy uses to make prison life bearable Andy says that without hope there's no point in living through prisonMusic is incorporated a lot with hope as it gives the characters a sense of freedom and Andy says it is the only thing that keeps him goingExamples of hope/freedom

Andy playing music on the speakersAndy singing in the pitAndy repeatedly taking beating from the sisters"Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies"Conclusion

Film ends on a high note of the two themesBoth Andy and Red are given freedom from the prisonAndy's escaperoof tarringlibraryfreedom at lastAndy and the speakers